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  1. i've got a torker dx 20" and it's almost brand new. i want to do some
    basic maintenence on it to keep it in as good shape as possible. can
    you give me some ideas on what to do to keep it in good shape?

    i also have a friend who's borrowing my 20" torker cx and although it's
    a crappy unicycle, i may keep lending it out to friends who want to
    learn and for that cause i would like it to be in good shape as well.
    any ideas for this? thanks a lot!

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  2. Regularly check the bolts and pedals for tightness. Tyres last a bit
    longer if you occasionally rotate them. Thats about it really

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  3. yeah i can feel if the pedal is loose and i tighten them up, but i
    haven't rotated the tire yet. is there a tutorial somewhere on doing
    this? i'm sure i could just search for it, but i'm lazy.

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  4. nickjb said:

    Tyres last a bit longer if you occasionally rotate them.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

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  5. whats so funny

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  6. how is that funny?

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  7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_rotation :p

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  8. tire rotating is from one wheel to another. I think you guys might
    mean just switching the orientation of the tire on the wheel. I'm not
    sure if thatll make a difference... in fact, I'm pretty sure most
    tires are meant to go in one direction only (you'll see an arrow on the
    tire wall showing intended direction of rotation.) I know you guys
    dont have your own cars yet, so no offense intended. I didnt mean to
    sound demeaning or make you feel dumb :p

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  9. it's where you get the tyre, and spin it on the rim 90 degrees.

    when you hop you wear down one spot of the tyre a lot fast than the
    other part of the tyre, by rotating it you move the spot you hop on and
    then you wear down that spot more

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  10. yea, there are different applications for the word rotate

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  11. Please give the guy proper clear advice!

    Your pedals keep coming out because your wheel is the wrong way around
    in the frame. The right hand pedal and right hand crank MUST be on the
    right hand side of the frame. The left hand pedal and left hand crank
    MUST be on the left hand side of the frame.

    The pedals have a different thread directions on them. If they are on
    the correct side, as you ride forwards the pedals tighten. They do
    need to be tight though to begin with though

    It is EXCEPTIONALLY RARE for pedals to come loose if the wheel is the
    wrong way around in the frame.

    Roger
    ps, before Gilby gets at me there is one exception about pedals on left
    and right and that is on 2 wheelers.

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  12. rogeratunicycledotcom said:

    It is EXCEPTIONALLY RARE for pedals to come loose if the wheel is the
    wrong way around in the frame.

    Ha, I got that wrong didn't I. :-)

    I meant NOT the wrong way around.

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  13. iridemymuni said:

    it's where you get the tyre, and spin it on the rim 90 degrees.

    when you hop you wear down one spot of the tyre a lot fast than the
    other part of the tyre, by rotating it you move the spot you hop on and
    then you wear down that spot more

    If you find you're wearing down the tire so it is more square like in
    terms of the tread depth, you may also want to rotate the tire 45
    degrees.

    Idling and making sharp turns also wears down the faster, and more so
    on the part of the tire when your dominant foot is down. The side that
    is wearing faster, easier to idle on, or turn in the direction of is
    likely to be your dominant foot. It should be the goal should be to be
    equal with both sides for any manuver to be more well rounded.🙂

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  14. hmm all you have to do to rotate the tire is spin it on the rim while
    its deflated, just make sure the tube doesn't spin w/ it

    make sure your spokes are nice and snug, they will probably come loose
    after a few days/weeks of riding depending on how hardcore you are 🙂

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  15. Ok, here is all you need to do.

    Take the bearing housing off of the unicycle, clean the bearings and
    the holder of any dirt and rust, or any other type of junk lodging its
    way in there.

    Take off your cranks, clean the splines, and the splines of the cranks,
    and anything else that you can see needing cleaning. Do not use WD40,
    it is for water displacement, and not actually lubing the splines. Once
    you get the splines and everything cleaned and re-lubed/greased, set
    them back on but put them on at a different angle than before. This
    will be just the same as rotating your tire, but all you have to do is
    take off your cranks and move a few splines from the original position,
    then put them back on.

    Having the cranks back on, in a different position from the original,
    tighten them up, and then put the wheel back into the frame, making
    sure the R crank is on the right, L crank on the left. Put on the
    bearing holders and tighten them up snug, but not too tight o you just
    be clamping down the bearing and they will stop spinning. Keep it
    tight, but still let the wheel spin pretty freely.

    Re-tighten your cranks again, just for reinsurance. Now you got your
    uni back together, go through it and tighten the seat clamp, and the
    bolts under your seat, they could be loose.

    Check your spokes and see if any of them need to be tightened.

    Take your uni for a quick 10-30min ride, do lots of drops and gaps to
    see how the uni is holding up, take it back and and give everyone one
    list twist too make sure nothing came loose.

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  16. I just finished an in depth tutorial about this sublect. You can find it
    'here' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52195) Its
    also in my sig.

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  17. iridemymuni said:

    it's where you get the tyre, and spin it on the rim 90 degrees.

    when you hop you wear down one spot of the tyre a lot fast than the
    other part of the tyre, by rotating it you move the spot you hop on and
    then you wear down that spot more

    Quoted message said:

    sigh< okay i owe you guys an apology. . . I had forgotten that the


    wheel is fixed as far as its relationship to the pedals is concerned,
    so if you always hop with the right pedal down, that part of the tire
    will wear quicker. This is my ashamed face -:o please forgive me for
    my arrogance. heh heh. you guys probably have ten times more
    experience than i do, anyways. . . just today i got my first five
    freemounts :-D and did my first miler without falling off (although
    that was not from a free mount)

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  18. Well most of the proper maintenance has been posted already, but one bit
    of advice...

    Proper maintenance for a Torker CX basically involves tossing it into
    the nearest garbage bin.

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    trials_uni said:

    Ha Quebec...Is that place still there?


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  19. that is the best advice I've heard.

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  20. dudewithasock said:

    Proper maintenance for a Torker CX basically involves tossing it into
    the nearest garbage bin.

    wouldn't that be kind of mean to the garbage can? 😄

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